Jacob Frey Wins 3rd Term as Minneapolis Mayor

Frey, 44, rose to national prominence during the riots in the city after George Floyd’s death in 2020.

The city’s Democratic party — the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) — initially endorsed Fateh, 35, the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate at their convention in July.

Although Frey angered the city’s progressive element when he stopped short of calling for the police to be defunded in the wake of Floyd’s death, he has established his woke credentials repeatedly during his tenure.

In March, Frey vowed at a town hall with state Democratic leaders including “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar that Minneapolis would remain a “safe haven” for illegal immigrants, even in the face of the ongoing Trump administration crackdown.

After August’s horrific mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic school at the hands of a transgender gunman, Frey took to the airwaves to defend the trans community.

Fateh, who like Mamdani is a young, socialist Muslim, also drew parallels to the NYC mayoral hopeful for leftist policy proposals.

He had pledged to raise the minimum wage in Minneapolis, increase the supply of affordable housing, and has railed against the police department — calling to replace some of its duties with community-led alternatives.

He’s also said he would alert illegal aliens about planned ICE raids in the city.

The other candidates in the election included Andrea Revel, Troy Peterson, Kevin Ward, Xavier Pauke, Adam Terzich, Kevin A. Dwire, Charlie McCloud, Alejandro Richardson, Laverne Turner, Jeffrey Wagner, DeWayne Davis, Jazz Hampton, and Brenda Short.